Hyper 212+ or get new bracket for Ultra 120?

stunt said:

I don't know, I changed out my xp120/scythe fan HS for a Hyper212+ on my E6700 and the Hyper 212+ spanks it temp wise. Kinda sad since I've used all Themalright HS's for years.

But I couldn't justify the added expense on this system.

Click to expand...

muddocktor said:

Yeah, in your case I'm not surprised. The XP120 was one of Thermalright's first heatpipe solutions, IIRC, and was good for it's day but it's day is done. The Ultra 120 is a different beast though and the TRUE design was directly developed from the Ultra 120 about 6 months or so after the U-120 came out. And Thermalright is still selling derivatives of the U-120 to this day, in the form of the Cogage True Spirit and the MUX-120.

Click to expand...

zazzn said:

Strange, in my testing the Ultra 120 performed worse than my 212 I bought, but that could be due to the factory fan on the 212 which I left on . I'm guessing it's louder and flows more air then the Sflex i have on my Ultra 120.

I believe I have the extreme due to 8 pipes, but still it's not performing as I think it should be I hit 80C under full load on my SB at factory voltage.

I only have 1 sflex on the cooler, and one right behind it on the chassis pulling air out of the case.

What have others got on SB 2600k @ 4GHZ?

Click to expand...